A former executive of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee on Thursday pleaded not guilty to receiving bribes totaling around 198 million yen ($1.4 million) in connection with the 2021 Summer Games.
A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive denied charges of allegedly receiving bribes totaling around 200 million yen ($1.4 million) related to the 2021 Summer Games.
Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Sapporo has looked less and less likely to progress with public support cratering amid court hearings and guilty verdicts over bribery and bid-rigging scandals related to the Tokyo Summer Games.
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